December 7, 2023 at 09:52AM
Dragos broadens its Community Defense Program to aid underfunded small utilities in protecting their critical infrastructure from advanced cyber threats by offering free access to its cybersecurity tools, training, and the OT-CERT network for entities with annual revenues under $100M.
**Meeting Takeaways:**
1. **Expansion of Dragos Community Defense Program:** Dragos has broadened its initiative to include small water, gas, and electric utilities needing cybersecurity assistance to safeguard their networks from sophisticated threats.
2. **Eligibility Criteria:** The support is extended to utilities with annual revenues under $100M within the United States or those owned by a parent company with revenues not exceeding $100M per annum.
3. **Offered Resources:** Qualified utilities are given complimentary access to a suite of Dragos products:
– **Dragos Platform:** This software grants operational technology (OT) network visibility and monitoring, featuring services like asset inventory, threat detection, vulnerability management, and threat hunting.
– **Neighborhood Keeper:** Utilities will be enrolled in this service.
– **OT-CERT Membership:** Participants will become part of an OT-specific cybersecurity community with a breadth of educational resources.
– **Dragos Academy:** Provides training materials for cybersecurity education.
4. **OT-CERT Membership Benefits:** With over 1,500 members across 60 countries, OT-CERT provides a plethora of resources including how-to guides, videos, best practices, training sessions, tabletop exercises, and webinars aimed at enhancing OT cybersecurity knowledge and skills.
5. **Recognition of Challenges:** Dragos CEO, Robert M. Lee, highlights the struggle small utilities face in developing robust cybersecurity defenses due to resource and expertise limitations. Lee emphasizes the necessity for ongoing, reliable cybersecurity resources rather than temporary solutions.
6. **Dragos’ Commitment:** Ensuring continuous access to fundamental cybersecurity tools and technology for small and under-resourced utilities, signifying a long-term commitment to improving the cybersecurity posture within the critical infrastructure sector.